Clothesline reel



April 2, 1929. E. c. WARNER CLOTHESLINE REEL Filed April 5, 1928 Irwenvr: Fa/rl 0. Warner,

f; .unirse sT-A Patented Apr. 2, 19,29'.

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EARL c. WARNER, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CLTHESLINE REEL.

Application filed April 5,

This inventionv relates to reels or the class generally -used for holding clothes lines, but

i vwhich may also be used 'for'. other purposes;

'An object of the invention is to provide a durable, yet simple clothes reel, that is protected from the Weather, is portable,andthat does not too readily unwind when the clothes line is being pulled out. l* i A further object is to provide a clothes line reel in which the clothesline Will not become entangled Within the casing.

In the'accompanying drawing,` which 1s diagrammatic only- 7 p 1 Figure 1 is a vertical section of the reel, carrying a quantity oclothesline, With the drum in the univinding position; y

Fig. 2 is a broken sectional vieu7 similar to Fig. 1, Without the clothes line,but with the drum in the Winding position; y i

Fig. 3 is a view in perspective, of thehan-. dle; n v 'v f i l Fig. l is a view oi' the hook used to engage the handle;

Fig. 5 is a detached view orn a disc provide@ with studs, which serve to engage a movableclutch member; i

Figs. 6 and 7 arevieivs of an opened out andcylindrcal metal plate, Which constitutes the surface of the drum upon which the -clothes line is Wound; n Y

8 is an incomplete viewr ofthe front side of the case of the completed reel, showing the handle-*engaged by the hook; and

9 is a detached View showing a step in the assembly .with the brakeniembcr out oi engagement With a Wall. of the drum. l

ln 1, a casing 'con'iprising an outer cover 1, and a rear wall 2, suitably fastened vvithscreivs or otherwise joined, is provided with a ring or other silpporting means 3, and link 1, by whichl it may be suspended, the link being riveted to thevvall 2 at 5. At the l`center of the rearivall 2 is a socket 6, secured by .rivets 7. At the center of thefinner Wall of the outer cover 1 is a similar socket 8, and

on the outside Wall of they cover is the hook 9, both hook 9 and socket8 being secured to'- Athe cover 1 by rivets 10.k A shaft 23, one end of which is seated in the socket` 6, -is provided` with a shoulder 23a' the shaft projecting slid ably through the central drum into the sleeve 27 leaving 'aspace indicated at 32 in Fig. 2,

but which space is occupied in Fig. 1.

- vWithin the casing is mounted a drum'having side Walls 14, 15, and a Winding surface 16, the latter consisting of a strip of metal,

192s., seriall No. '267,517.7

see ig. 6, provided with tongs A'16, and a :semi-circular.perforation 16@J ateach end;.

the strip of metal is folded into. a cylinder, Fig. 7, the openings 16b registering as shown. Upon the Wall 14 is secured the perforated disc v18by rivets 19; and upon the Wall 15, is secured the perforated disc 20A, by rivets 21,

the rivets Vhavingprojecting. lugs. 21f1 for f heads. The shaft 23 is theninserted"through the perforateddisc 1.8, the shoulder 23EL on `the shaft resting against said disc'18;.a per.-

orated disc 211?, see Figs.A 1, 2 and 9, isv next ,Y

placed upon the shaft, vandre-sts vin Contact Withthe Wall 14 the spring 26 is next placed on the shaft 23, and is followed by the perforated disc'25, the handle 1l is detached from L1 -L .1 .f l

,Lne ieiiule 21, and the erruie placed `on ,'tne shalt Witli'the ends'27?, see Fig.' 3,

resting against thedisc ,25,-Fig.'1.f Alarge headed screw 28, with'`l a. small' threaded end 28, has been secured. in "the outer end of the ferrule. T`he strip Aof. metal 16 isfolded into a cylinder shown in Figs. 6 and 7 and its tongs 16a on the left side are inserted in openings in the `Wall 14 providedl for the purpose, and said tongs bent over, as

Vshown in Figs. land 2. One end of a suitable length of Clothes line 17, or other rope, is threaded through the opening 161, in the cylin-` der or drum 16, and suitably knotted, as at 17 a. The Wall 15 is then placed upon the ferrule 27 and the tongs 16L on the right side of lthe cylinder 16 arepassed through holes provided in the Wall 15', and bent over, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The spacing ferrule 22 is attached. The reel is bled.v i

now Completely assem- I then placed on the iierrule 27 the rope 17 is Y next threaded through the opening 1al in the cz sing cover 1, after which the; cover is placed mannen The handleV 11 is now placed overk the screw end 28a andthe nut 29, see F ig. 1,

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` Assumingthe rope 17 is completely drawn out, and it isdesired to Windit `from the hook 9, see Fig. 2, whereupon the spring 26 presses disc 25 and lugs'272l of the ferrule 27, ysee Fig. 3, are pressed into engage- 'inent with the lugs 21Wproj`ecting'fro1n the y t upon the drum Within the reel,`the handle 11 is. disengaged y llOt contact with the wall 14 when the handle is between the disc 24 and wall 14 is controlled by the strength of the spring 16. The discs 24 and 25 may be made of libre or other mate- Arial.

t The entire construction is simple, efficient and durable, and is portable, and in use it prevents the rope from unwinding and becoming entangled Within the casing, due to the spring pressure brake action; While when Winding the same spring pressure maintains the clutch lugs E27a and 21n in positive engagement.

I claim:

1. A clothesline reel comprising a casing,

'said handle from said catch.

a shaft, a rotatable drum loosely mounted on Y said shaft, a spring surrounding said shaft, a friction brake, said brake mounted to frictionally engage said drum, a handle, a clutch, said clutch comprising fixed and movable members, said fixed members attached to said drum., said movable members attached to said handle, a catch on said casing to engage said handle and hold theclutch members out of engagement, said spring pressing' said clutch members into engagement upon the release of a shaft, a rotatable drum loosely mounted dii said shaft, a spring surrounding said shaft, a friction brake, said brake mounted to frictionally enga said drum, a loosely mounted 'lferrule on said shaft, a movable clutch member on said ferrule, a fixed clutch member on said drum,'said spring mounted between Said friction brake and said movable clutch member, a handle attached to said ferrule, a catch on said casing to engage said handle and hold the clutch members out of engagement and compress said spring thereby exerting spring pressure on said brake, said spring forcing said clutch members into engagement upon detaehing said handle from said catch.

In testimony whereof I hereby afi'iX my signature.

EARL'C. VARNER.

2. `A clothes line reel comprising a casin 

